U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 64
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length:	440 mi[1] (708 km)
Existed:	1926[2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 64 / SR 504 at the Arizona state line
	I-25 / US 85 / US 87 near Raton
East end:	US-64 / US-56 / US-412 at the Oklahoma state line
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced State Roads in New Mexico Interstate US State Minor Scenic ← US 62 NM 68 →

U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is a west-east highway in New Mexico, United States that starts from the Arizona state line in Bechlabito to the Oklahoma state line northeast of Clayton.

Route description

U.S. Route 64, entering from Arizona, starts at the town of Bechlabito, traveling to Shiprock. There US 64 makes a concurrency with US 491 for 0.5 miles (0.80 km). US 64 continues east into the cities of Farmington and Bloomfield, then through the towns of Blanco and Navajo City. After entering the Rocky Mountains, US 64 has a concurrency with US 84 from Chromo Mountain to Tierra Amarilla. The highway then passes through Tres Piedras before crossing via the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and heading into Taos. US 64 continues through the towns of Eagle Nest and Cimarron before eventually reaching I-25. The two highways bring up a short concurrency before US 64 turns northwest off of I-25 in Raton, then continuing to travel east, this time bringing up a concurrency with US 87 through the towns of Capulin, Des Moines, Grenville, and Mount Dora. The two highways split in Clayton, and US 64 forms another new concurrency with US 56 and US 412. The three highways barely touch the Texas Panhandle before continuing into Oklahoma.

Future

Several plans involve safety improvements in US 64 at its intersection with NM 68.^[3]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
San Juan	​	0.000	0.000	US 64 west – Teec Nos Pos, Four Corners	Continuation into Arizona
	Shiprock	21.935	35.301	US 491 south – Gallup	Western end of US 491 concurrency
		22.787	36.672	US 491 north – Cortez	Eastern end of US 491 concurrency
	Kirtland–Farmington city line	48.371	77.846	NM 170 north – La Plata
	Farmington	50.114	80.651	US 64 Bus. (Main Street) – Four Corners Regional Airport
		51.472	82.836	NM 371 south – Crownpoint, Thoreau
		52.400	84.330	US 64 Bus. (E. Broadway Avenue) – Four Corners Regional Airport
		53.842	86.650	NM 516 north – Aztec
	Bloomfield	63.862	102.776	US 550 south – Nageezi	Western end of US 550 concurrency
		64.177	103.283	US 550 north – Aztec	Eastern end of US 550 concurrency
	​	75.473	121.462	NM 511 north – Turley
Rio Arriba	Navajo City	88.301	142.107	NM 539 north – Navajo Dam
	​	101.687	163.649	NM 527 west
	​	124.283	200.014	NM 537 south
	​	148.222	238.540	US 84 north – Pagosa Springs	Western end of US 84 concurrency
	Chama	160.622	258.496	NM 17 north
	Brazos	169.477	272.747	NM 512
	Brazos–Los Ojos city line	171.092	275.346	NM 95 west – Heron Lake State Park
	Los Ojos			NM 514
		172.242	277.197	NM 112 – El Vado State Park
	Tierra Amarilla	172.894	278.246	NM 162 south
		173.634	279.437	NM 531 – La Puente
		174.560	280.927	US 84 south – Santa Fe	Eastern end of US 84 concurrency
		174.740	281.217	NM 162
	​	215.950	347.538	NM 111 south – Vallecitos
Taos	Tres Piedras	222.873	358.679	US 285 – Ojo Caliente, Antonito
	​	250.000	402.336	NM 150 north / NM 522 north – Taos Ski Valley, Arroyo Hondo
	Taos	254.025	408.814	NM 68 – Ranchos De Taos
		255.901	411.833	NM 585 west – Taos
Colfax	Angel Fire	275.536	443.432	NM 434 south – Angel Fire, Angel Fire Airport
	Eagle Nest	284.678	458.145	NM 127
		285.270	459.098	NM 38 north – Red River
	Cimarron	308.730	496.853	NM 21 south – Philmont Scout Ranch
		309.299	497.768	NM 58 east
		313.020	503.757	NM 204 north	Access to areas in Philmont Scout Ranch
	​	320.652	516.039	NM 505 east – Maxwell
	​	334.755	538.736	NM 445 south – Maxwell
	​			I-25 south / US 85 south – Maxwell	Western end of I-25 / US 85 concurrency; I-25 exit 446
	Raton			I-25 north / US 85 north / I-25 Bus. begins	Eastern end of I-25 / US 85 concurrency; western end of BL 25 concurrency; I-25 exit 450
		348.438	560.757	I-25 Bus. north – Raton	Eastern end of BL 25 concurrency
		348.754	561.265	I-25 / US 85 / US 87 north – Trinidad	Western end of US 87 concurrency; I-25 exit 451
	​			NM 193
Union	Capulin			NM 325 – Folsom
	Des Moines			NM 325 – Folsom
	Grenville			NM 453
	Clayton			NM 370
				US 56 / US 87 / US 412 – Springer, Texline	Eastern end of US 87 concurrency; western end of US 56 / US 412 concurrency
				NM 538 – Clayton Municipal Airport
	​			NM 406 – Seneca
Oklahoma state line		440	710	US-56 / US-64 / US-412 continue east into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Google (September 8, 2015). "U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
2. Droz, Robert V. "U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830)". Retrieved September 8, 2015.
3. "District 5 Projects". New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

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